Healing through the Art of Storytelling | Sophia Madrigal | TEDxOrangeCountySchoolOfTheArts

"All of us need to remember who we are, and the great capacity we hold—and reach the understanding that nothing is ever truly lost." Sophia Madrigal shares the power of indigenous storytelling and how it can heal. Sophia Madrigal is an enrolled member of the Cahuilla Band of Indians and is of Turtle Mountain Chippewa descent. She is passionate about cultural revitalization and strengthening, gender equality, and storytelling. She founded the Luke Madrigal Indigenous Storytelling nonprofit to bring native art forms inspired by social justice and healing to enlighten oppressed peoples dealing with universal issues of hardship around the globe. Stories have always been a vital part of her life, in her culture/family and in school. She has been taught stories are medicine, culture is strength, women are leaders, and we have a responsibility to our ancestors. As she develops her own leadership she aspires to apply these teachings: story, culture, and responsibility to tackle the unfathomable issue of violence against indigenous women, children, elders, and the earth; and to honor her father. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx